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The joy was palpable this week! We saw actual tears of joy as parents entered the building for the first time in 18 months. Kindergartners smiled (under their masks) as they gathered under a tallis to be blessed by tearful parents. Families posed for first day photos which we were delighted to see later on Facebook! And in every classroom, teachers wasted no time building a
kehillah kedosah, a holy community.
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Mirowitz's culture of kindness is no accident. It is the result of purposeful work during the first weeks of school. Your child’s teachers have already engaged them in the process of metacognition, considering the type of environment that allows them to thrive. |
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They have guided your children in the work of defining boundaries that will become their community rules. By doing so, we are developing a space in which students are safe to take intellectual risks and to have deep conversations about their values and beliefs. |
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We are committed to building that same trust among parents. We are a sacred community, a Mirowitz
mishpacha (family) that treats one another with
kavod (respect), and we are grateful to each of you for the role you will play in preserving our culture of kindness after a long pandemic separation. |
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We look forward to more in-person events this fall so you can build and rebuild friendships. This is one of the perks of choosing Mirowitz for your children. |
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Meanwhile...your children have beautifully transitioned from the looseness of summer to the structure of school. They began writing their first narratives and listening to the first pages of a new read-aloud. They began their study of math, literacy and science, expanded their Hebrew vocabulary and participated in a discussion about the lessons of
Parashat Ki Teitzei, this week's Torah portion. |
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We look forward to seeing you on Zoom for Curriculum Night as a parent community August 30 at 8 p.m., and again with your child’s grade level another time that week. (Please see the calendar below.) |
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We will use that time to provide a window into the school year that awaits your child, to give you an overview of our Hebrew and Israel curriculum, and to share other important details about this school year. Your children's teachers have important information for you about class projects and topics of study.
Thank you for allowing us to do this work and to be your partners in raising kind, ethical children who will be our leaders one day. |
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Shabbat Shalom!
Morah Cheryl
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Sunday, August 22: Mirowitz Day @ the Ball Park! Only 10 tickets left! Learn more here.
Thursday, August 26: New Parent Meet Up @ 7:30 p.m. (for parents who were new to Mirowitz last year OR this year). More details coming soon.
Monday, August 30: Middle School Curriculum Night @ 7:15 p.m. (via Zoom): Middle School parents spend time with the Middle School teachers and learn what's in store.
Monday, August 30: All School 2021-22 Curriculum Night @ 8 p.m. (via Zoom): Find out what's new at Mirowitz this year.
Wednesday, September 1: Curriculum night for 3rd grade (6:45-7:30 p.m.), 5th grade (7:30-8:15 p.m.) and Kindergarten (8:15-9 p.m.): K, 3rd and 5th-grade parents spend time with the classroom, Judaics and Hebrew teachers and learn what's in store.
Thursday, September 2: Curriculum night for 4th grade (6:45-7:30 p.m.), 2nd grade (7:30-8:15 p.m.) and 1st grade (8:15-9 p.m.): 1st, 2nd and 4th-grade parents spend time with classroom, Judaics and Hebrew teachers and learn what's in store.
Monday, September 6: Labor Day: No School
Tues & Wed, September 7-8: Rosh Hashanah: No School
Wednesday, September 15: Erev Yom Kippur: Noon Dismissal
Thursday, September 16: Yom Kippur: No School
Friday, September 17: Late Start @ 9:30 a.m. (No before care.)
Sunday, September 19: Friendship Circle Challah Braid (for Mirowitz parents) at 7:30 p.m.
Tues & Wed, September 21-22: Sukkot: No School
Thursday, September 23: Simchat Sukkah Family Event (and dedication of our BRAND NEW SUKKAH)
Tuesday, September 28: Shmini Atzeret: No School
Wednesday, September 29: Simchat Torah: No School
Sunday, October 3: STEAM Studio (for children ages 3-5 and a parent)
Tuesday, October 12: School Picture Day
Thursday, October 21: Noon Dismissal for Parent Conferences
Friday, October 22: Parent Conferences: No school
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We welcomed 25 new students this week. Already, they have enriched our community with their humor, their intelligence, their interests and their insights.
We joyfully welcome the 2021-22 Kindergarten class:
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Liliella, Zachariah, Sammy, Lilly, Sophie, Liav, Benjamin, Max, Elan and Karinne |
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Joey, Raynalda, Osher, Harry, Shae, Noah, Jackson, Samuel and Penelope |
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Mirowitz Mondays: We all wear our Mirowitz t-shirts on Mondays! If you want another shirt, we have solid shirts in stock in youth sizes, and solid shirts in adult sizes. (Let Mary know.) We'll be having a spirit wear sale in September...so stay tuned! |
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Tzedakah: We encourage families to set aside money or a canned food item each week for tzedakah. Students can bring the items to school on Fridays. Each class will decide how to allocate the collected tzedakah. |
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Kabbalat Shabbat: We welcome Shabbat together each Friday at 3:05 p.m. Mirowitz familes, you will receive a text each Friday with the Zoom link. Grandparents and community members are welcome to join us via Facebook Live!
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Please order all September meals online by August 26. Sufficient funds must be maintained in your account. You may reload your account here.
If you are new to Mirowitz and wish to purchase lunches, please email Chef AJ to open a Bistro Kids account.
COVID Concerns: Chef AJ is certified by the Canteen COVID and Compassion Safety & Hospitality training which were developed in consultation with Cleveland Clinic, and certified by Mérieux NutriSciences. All meals will be served by masked and vaccinated staff/volunteers behind a plexiglass barrier. Students will eat outside as much as possible, weather permitting. . |
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Our ability to provide food services depends on having vaccinated lunch servers each day. It's FUN...and a chance to get a peek into your child's world! |
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You can sign up by logging onto the Mirowitz App on your computer here. Or download the app from the Apple Store here. It is also available at the Google Play store. (If you are using the app for the first time, log in using the email we have on file. Press "Forgot Password" and you will receive an email with a password reset.) |
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We need Sukkah Builders! We'll be meeting on the playground September 12 at 10 a.m. For safety reasons, volunteers must be grown ups and big kids (grades 6 and older) only please! |
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Help us make outdoor learning possible for our students. Twenty people needed every Monday @ 8am and Friday @ 3:30pm. |
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Have an extra hour? One day a week? We can help you find a role that fits into your schedule!
All volunteers must show proof of vaccination and wear a mask. A maximum of one volunteer per classroom at any one time will be permitted. We will submit a background check on every volunteer, and they must attend a training meeting.
How would you like to get involved?
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New and new-ish (new last year) families...let us officially welcome you to the Mirowitz family! School leadership will be there to offer a welcome as well!
Thursday, August 26th
7:30 pm
Outdoors at the Minoff's House
15 Carter Court
Olivette, MO 63132
Adults only.
Please bring masks for this outdoor event.
See you there!
Alana, Jackie and Lauren
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PTO is thrilled to offer challah again this year. You may order challah for your family for $8 per loaf, and it will be sent home with your child on Fridays.
Please also consider a Shabbat Sponsorship (in honor of your child, a class, a teacher, etc.). Sponsorships will be announced each Friday at Kabbalat Shabbat.
If you would like to purchase Challah to come home next Friday, you must place that order by Tuesday at noon.
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Last chance to join us for Mirowitz day at the ball park! (It also happens to be Build-A-Bear give away day!)
Join us THIS Sunday, August 22! The game begins at 1:15 p.m.
Tickets cost $25.75, and a portion of each will support the 8th grade trip to Israel!
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Mirowitz alumni...for a blessing and some parting gifts before heading off on their next adventure.
We are so proud of our alumni who are curious learners AND capable leaders. They are guided by a sense of purpose and a moral compass, and are ready to use their voices to better the world.
Lucas Bernstein: Amherst College
Eitan Fredman: Washington University
Lucas Kazmierski: Colorado State University
JJ Lerner: Maryville University
Isaac Ohrenstein: Harvard University
Danny Sallis: Stanford University
Zoe Shacham: Vanderbilt University
Naava Simckes: University of Hawaii (Manoa)
Ari Gottesman: University of Michigan
Sela Roth: University of Kansas
Faith Faro: University of Maryland
Alana Fulsom: Loyola University in New Orleans
Ari Horwitz: California Politechnic State University
Nikki Kaplan: Santa Monica College
Daphne Levy: Wheaton College
Etan Meir: GapYear in NYC to study photography
Ori Birka: St. Louis Community College
We wish a
nesiah tovah to these alumni who are in Israel for a Gap Year before college:
Eitan Fredman
Isaac Ohrenstein
And to these alumni who are returning
from a Gap Year in Israel
Jonah Boyer: Tulane University
Kobi Recht: Indiana University
Levi Rose: Washington University
Nate Rosenberg: University of Kansas
And to these alumni who are starting
esteemed graduate programs:
Michelle Bennett: Harvard University
Noa Rose: Sackler School of Medicine in Tel Aviv
Miranda Rubin: Northeastern University
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In Honor of
Issac Besmer
“Wishing you and everyone at Mirowitz a wonderful year!”
Love, The Besmer Family
In Honor of
All the Mirowitz staff, especially 4th & 2nd grade teachers
From, Jane & Seth Sherman
In Honor of
Ari Bernstein
“Wishing you, your classmates and teachers a great year!”
From, Jen & Scott Berstein
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In Honor of
Liav Fox
“Happy 6th birthday!!!”
Love, Mom, Dad, David, and Asher
In Honor of
Leah Weisenberg
“Happy Belated 12th Birthday, Leah!”
Love, Mommy, Daddy, Alyssa, and Sam
In Honor of
Diane Rosen
“I love you so much. Thanks for being a great wife, mom and board president!”
Love,
David Rosen
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Did you miss our Back to School Video?
Want to watch the re-run? (We've all watched it a dozen times!) Click here.
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See photos from Bounce Back here. |
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When I was at Mirowitz, I learned that my teachers were here for me. I learned that I could connect with adults and seek help when I needed it. That ability to self-advocate is something I will take with me to college.
Zoe Shacham
Alum
(starting her freshman year at Vanderbilt University)
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Since I can't be 7 again, I'm so happy to have a granddaughter who is...and who is thriving at Mirowitz!
Patty Croughan
Mirowitz Grandma |
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Y'all, we love Mirowitz SO MUCH! So grateful for these dedicated teachers, administrators and staff!
Amy Hammerman
5th grade
mom
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I developed at Mirowitz a Jewish identity, but also an academic identity and a personal identity. They served me well at Burroughs, and I will take them with me to college as well.
Lucas Bernstein
Alum
(starting his freshman year at Amherst College)
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I developed a love of science at Mirowitz. I think about Mr. Schmidt's class all the time while I'm working in the biology lab at Columbia.
Avi Adler
Alum
(starting his sophomore year at Columbia University)
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Every day here at Mirowitz has been a memorable one. Mirowitz has shaped me into the person that I am today, and I truly wouldn’t be the person speaking in front of you today without it. I’ve been helped through struggles by my friends and teachers, so that I always end up persevering.
Isaac
5th grade
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Mirowitz alumni often say that one of their most defining childhood moments happened when they chanted Torah at Mirowitz.
Kol Hakavod to Dan (5th grade)
who chanted torah and led a discussion for the whole lower school this week. |
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and to Eliana, Rutie and Jacob
who chanted torah in Middle School. |
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to Eliana W. who will become a Bat Mitzvah this weekend...and Jacob G. who bacame a bar mitzvah on August 7.
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We joyfully welcome TWO new babies to the Mirowitz family!
Welcome
Carnie Marmor
brother of
Aya, Adam and Gillie
and sweet son of
Nati and Itay
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Welcome
Georgie Haimann
sister of
Karinne and Winston
and sweet daughter of
Sarah and Alex |
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To the Fendelman Family on the passing of Jimmy's step mother and Avishai's grandmother
Kathe Fendelman
May the Fendelman's be remembered among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
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Marsha Grazman
Alice Handelman
Carol Rubin
The Mirowitz family prays for their speedy and complete recovery. |
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to the organizers of our school supply fundraiser. These awesome humans shopped, sorted, bagged and delivered!
Judy Borah
Salamawit Fentaw
Laura, Sydney and Josh Fowler
Sara Lander
Fran Milsk
Robin and Noah Moll
Alli Ornberg
Michelle Rosch
Curt Vonk
Li Zou
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Your lovingkindness, envelop it in Your peace, and bestow Your light and truth upon its leaders, ministers, and advisors, and grace them with Your good counsel. Strengthen the hands of those who defend our holy land, grant them deliverance, and adorn them in a mantle of victory. Ordain peace in the land and grant its inhabitants eternal happiness.
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